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What Is the World's Emotional Temperature?

Gallup conducts global research to discover the emotional state of people in more than 100 countries and areas. Explore our findings from 2021 data in an interactive format below to see how you and your country compare with the rest of the planet or visit the Global Happiness Center to learn more.

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Think about how you felt yesterday. Did you smile or laugh a lot? Did you learn or do something interesting? Were you angry? Sad?

Select from the positive and negative experiences below to see which countries rank the highest and lowest on these questions.

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Select one of the positive or negative experiences from the menu at the top of the map and then hover over a country to see how people answered the question.

New ZealandYes: 12%No: 88%

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The results in this report are based on nationally representative, probability-based samples among the adult population, ages 15 and older. The Positive Experience Index and Negative Experience Index are calculated from surveys in 122 countries and areas in 2021 and early 2022.

The 2021 results are based on telephone or face-to-face surveys of approximately 1,000 or more respondents per country or area. Gallup conducted 3,500 interviews in China, 3,000 in India, and 2,000 in the Russian Federation.

For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error ranges between ±2.0 and ±5.5 percentage points at the 95% confidence level. The margin of error reflects the influence of data weighting. In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.

Select a positive or negative experience from the menu at the top of the table. Use the up or down arrows at the top of the column to sort the list.

Country YES NO DON'T KNOW/REFUSED
Afghanistan41%58%1%
Albania20%80%
Algeria24%75%1%
Argentina16%84%
Armenia46%54%
Australia12%88%
Austria22%77%
Belgium13%87%
Benin33%67%
Bolivia25%75%
Bosnia and Herzegovina22%77%
Brazil22%78%
Bulgaria16%84%
Burkina Faso21%79%
Cambodia20%80%
Cameroon24%76%
Canada16%84%
Chile12%87%
China20%80%
Colombia18%82%
Costa Rica15%85%
Cote d'Ivoire24%76%
Croatia14%86%
Cyprus17%83%
Czech Republic19%81%
Denmark12%88%
Dominican Republic10%87%3%
Ecuador18%81%1%
Egypt25%75%
El Salvador13%86%1%
Estonia6%93%
Finland5%95%
France19%81%
Gabon25%75%
Georgia27%73%
Germany21%78%
Ghana22%77%
Greece20%80%
Guinea28%71%1%
Honduras15%85%
Hong Kong, S.A.R. of China17%83%
Hungary12%88%
Iceland9%91%
India34%66%
Indonesia20%80%
Iran34%65%
Iraq46%54%
Ireland19%81%
Israel14%85%
Italy13%86%
Jamaica26%73%1%
Japan15%84%
Jordan35%65%
Kazakhstan10%89%1%
Kenya22%78%
Kosovo13%87%
Kyrgyzstan22%78%1%
Lao People's Democratic Republic29%71%1%
Latvia12%88%
Lebanon49%50%1%
Lithuania13%86%1%
Malawi18%82%
Malaysia13%87%
Mali35%65%
Malta24%76%
Mauritius6%94%
Mexico11%89%
Moldova, Republic of18%81%1%
Mongolia13%87%
Morocco32%67%1%
Mozambique19%75%6%
Myanmar20%80%
Namibia20%80%
Nepal27%73%1%
Netherlands8%92%
New Zealand12%88%
Nicaragua14%86%
Nigeria16%83%1%
North Macedonia26%74%
Norway11%89%
Pakistan31%68%
Panama10%90%
Paraguay11%89%
Peru24%76%
Philippines27%73%
Poland24%75%1%
Portugal8%92%
Republic of the Congo29%70%2%
Romania15%85%
Russian Federation11%89%
Saudi Arabia20%80%
Senegal15%84%1%
Serbia22%77%1%
Sierra Leone35%64%1%
Singapore12%88%
Slovakia22%78%
Slovenia14%86%
South Africa9%90%1%
South Korea15%84%
Spain22%78%
Sri Lanka28%72%
Sweden9%91%
Switzerland13%87%
Taiwan, Province of China13%87%
Tajikistan24%75%1%
Tanzania18%81%1%
Thailand20%80%
Togo32%68%
Tunisia31%69%
Turkey48%51%1%
Uganda30%70%
Ukraine17%82%
United Arab Emirates18%82%1%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19%81%
United States of America17%83%
Uruguay11%89%
Uzbekistan24%75%
Venezuela18%82%
Vietnam15%85%
Zambia24%73%2%
Zimbabwe13%87%
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